News

Counterfeit economy ‘boosted’ by social media

27/05/2016

A new study has revealed the impact of social media on the counterfeit luxury goods market, suggesting that it represents a key link in the chain of the internet’s counterfeit economy. Social Media and Luxury Goods Counterfeit examined around 150,000 posts on photo-sharing social networking site Instagram that were tagged with luxury brand names ...

To continue reading this story, please sign in or register.

Related stories:

Can this gadget tell you if your handbag is fake? 11/10/2017
Dubai and LVMH team up to fight counterfeiting 20/07/2016
Alibaba boss says fakes are better than the real thing 15/06/2016
Alibaba suspended from IACC 17/05/2016
Counterfeit goods make up 2.5% of global trade 19/04/2016
RFID tags will help Salvatore Ferragamo win the war against counterfeiting 08/03/2016
Kering brands sue Alibaba over counterfeits 18/05/2015
Ferragamo stops 90,000 sales of fake goods in 2014 25/03/2015
Continuous growth for Europe’s luxury goods industry 16/12/2014

Leatherbiz.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English.

The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.